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Is a New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order?

Thom Hartmann Hartmann Report
My grandfather (a 1917 Norwegian immigrant) frequently and proudly described himself as a socialist. When I asked him what he meant, he always pointed me to FDR, the New Deal, and his proposed Second Bill of Rights. And here we are again.

Recent Democratic Victories Have Republicans Running Scared

John Nichols The Nation
Elise Stefanik is just the latest top Republican deciding against running in the 2026 midterms. While some retirements were to be expected, analysts are now anticipating a GOP exodus that could be unprecedented in modern American political history.

Friday Nite Videos | December 5, 2025

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You Got Gold—A Celebration of John Prine. Trump’s War on Drug Traffickers ... Except This One. Gaza Children Return to School! This Island Might Help Us Understand the Origins of Life. Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders Join Striking Starbucks Workers

Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.

Meagan Day Convergence
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spe

Democrats Caved In the Shutdown Because of the Filibuster

Corey Robin Convergence
For Democrats, the main issue in the shutdown wasn’t electoral backlash — it was the filibuster. Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to keep the party’s rising left wing in check.
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